Suspension devices for supporting articles of wearing apparel



Nov. 20, 1956 SCHEUERMANN 2,771,196

SUSPENSION DEVICES FOR SUPPORTING ARTICLES 0F WEARING APPAREL Filed NOV.18, 1953 //v VENTOK' ALBERT \SL'HEl/fiP/VANN United States Patent OfiiceSUSPENSION DEVICES FOR SUPPORTING ARTICLES OF WEARING APPAREL AlbertScheuermann, Friedrichshafen, Germany, assignor to August EndersAktiengesellschaft, Oberrahmede, Westphalia, Germany ApplicationNovember 18, 1953, Serial No. 392,793

1 Claim. (Cl. 21194) The present invention concerns suspension devicesfor supporting articles of wearing apparel in wardrobes, cloakrooms andthe like.

According to the present invention the device consists of a guiding railhaving longitudinally displaceable suspension members in or on the same,the parts of which, guided on the rail, are so constructed that tiltingand swinging of the suspension members is prevented, whilst the lowerpart of the suspension members is constructed for the hanging of coathangers or of suspension loops on articles of wearing apparent.

The guiding rails preferably consist of suitable metal sections in whichor on which the suspension members are guided, having at least two pairsof rollers arranged in series in the direction of movement. The lowerpart of each suspension member is constructed preferably in the form ofa loop securely connected to the roller device and the plane of which isdisposed in the guiding plane of the suspension member. These loops areconstructed sufliciently large in order to allow the hooks which areusually mounted on coat hangers to be conveniently inserted.

It is advisable to use as a guiding rail a metal tube having alongitudinal slot on its lower portion, the slotted edges of which areturned upwards so that the two pairs of rollers of each suspensionmember are guided in the metal tube. In another form of construction thesuspension members can run with their pairs of rollers on the sideflanges of a bearing rail which has for example, an I-shaped or invertedT-shaped section.

The metal guiding rail is preferably secured directly to the lower sideof the hat shelf or the top of the wardrobe, namely, at several pointsdistributed over the length of the rails, so that the guiding railcannot sag even with a very heavy load owing to the hanging clothes.There is an important advantage in this relative to the usual rods ortubes for the suspension of clothes on hangers. A further advantageconsists in the easy displaceability of the suspension members over theentire length of the guiding rail. Consequently, articles of clothingcan be easily pushed aside, even when the wardrobe is full, in order toobtain space for hanging up an extra article of clothing. Owing to theeasy displaceability an automatic balance in the distribution of thegarments over the entire length of the guiding rail is also constantlyensured.

The guiding rail can also be mounted countersunk in the hat shelf, forexample. It is also possible for the guiding rail to be formed directlyby an undercut groove provided in the hat shelf.

The invention will be described further, by way of example, withreference to the accompanying drawings, in which:

Fig. 1 shows a running rail, partly in section, as a side elevation withthree suspension members guided therein;

Fig. 2 is a cross section on line II--II of Fig. 1, in which theattachment of the guiding rail is illustrated;

Fig. 3 is a plan view of a single suspension member as shown in Fig. 1;

Patented Nov. 20, 1956 Fig. 4 is a cross section through another form ofconstruction in which the guiding rail is formed by a groove in the hatshelf;

Fig. 5 is a cross section through a self-supporting tubular guiding railwhich is suitable for stands for ready made clothes, for example;

Fig. 6 is a cross section through a guiding rail having a flange onwhich the pairs of rollers of the suspension members run; and

Fig. 7 shows a perspective of a suspension member as shown in Fig. 6.

In the form of construction shown in Figs. 1 to 3, the guiding rail 1,which is slotted underneath and is provided with turned-up slot edges14, defining trackways extending along the slot at the opposite sidesthereof, has a broad base for fitting on the lower surface of a hatshelf or the top of the wardrobe. The partially tubular rail section hasside flanges 2 which may contain a number of bores for the insertion offixing screws or instead of this, attachment strips 3 may be used fromwhich punched out fingers 4 are adapted to act as cramps engaging underthe side flange 2 of the rail. The strips 3 are secured to the hat shelf11 shown in Figure 2 by means of screws 5.

The suspension members each consist of a sheet metal frame 6 in theupper lugs 21 of which are formed openings in which the axles 22 of twopairs of rollers 7 are mounted. In the frame 6 a loop 8 is stamped outhaving a comparatively large opening in which coat hangers 20 can behung by movement of their hooks 19 transversely of the frame along astraight, horizontal path while the hooks are held in verticalpositions. In order to provide a stronger mounting for the axles of therollers, annular stirrups 10 are provided, one end of which is curved inthe form of an eye so as to embrace the roller axle 22, the body portionof each stirrup 10 forms a loop. Both the eye portion and the bodyportion are provided with slots through which the lug of the suspensionmember extends. The lower end of each stirrup 10 is clamped on the flatloop member 6. The stirrups 10 are used as bumpers or distance piecesbetween the individual suspension members so that the latter do notbecome interlocked.

The loops 8 can be provided with impressed numbers or number plates,which is particularly advisable when used in very large cloakrooms, suchas in theatres. In order to limit the movement of the rollers, stop pins9, for example are provided.

Fig. 4 shows the form of construction in which an undercut groove 12 ischannelled in the hat shelf 11 in which groove the suspension members 6run by their pairs of rollers 7.

Fig. 5 is a cross section through a tubular guiding rail 13 which isslotted underneath and is provided with turned-up slot edges 14 in orderto provide a guiding path for the pairs of rollers 7. The tubular rail13 may be constructed so strongly and rigidly that it is mounted only atits ends, on a movable clothing stand, for example.

Such rails can be secured to the walls also at one end only, so as topivot, for example. Profile section supports may be mounted in the tube13 as a reinforcement.

In the form of construction as shown in Figs. 6 and 7, the guiding rail15 has an I-shaped section so as to include a web lying in the guidingplane and lower side flanges lying in a plane normal to the guidingplane. The suspension members 16 formed from sheet metal are soconstructed that the two pairs of rollers 17 run on the lower sideflanges 23 of the rail 15. In'this case also, the lower part of thesuspension member forms a loop 18 which is sufiiciently large to allowthe hooks of coat hangers to be conveniently inserted.

A device for supporting articles of wearing apparel and the likesuspended on a'hariger provided Withahook, comprising a guide railprovided with a longitudinal slot 219 t e bottom, u c h re f, he edges.of t e. r aside ne ip o s dc trc e e s; 022 4? sides of the slot, asuspension member eornprising aflat sheetnretal body portion with thelower; portion provided withanop ng therein toreceive the b k of hehangsaid body portion having at least two upstanding, flat, spaced-apartlugs integral therewith and positioned in the same plane thereof andwhich extend into said slot, the upper portion of each lug beingprovided with an openin n axl d spos i achopening, wh ls mou e onopposite ends of said axles for supporting; said body portion. on saidtraqkways, and an annularburr iper and spare: member mounted on eacl;of. said axles between said wheels, and: extending outwardly beyond bothsides of the axle, each member Comprising, an eye, portion whichengages-the axle and a body portion in the form of a loop, said eyeportion and said body portion being provid'd wi'th slots "through which'a'lu'g of the suspension member extends.

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